Riyad Mahrez 'wants to play for a top-six club... but if an offer comes in and it's not enough, he stays', insists Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare- Arsenal are interested in winger Riyad Mahrez and may make a move soon
- Meanwhile, Chelsea are also monitoring the Algerian's situation at Leicester
- Craig Shakespare says Leicester are yet to receive bids from England's big clubs
- He also says he has spoken to Demarai Gray about giving him more game-time
Craig Shakespeare has reaffirmed Riyad Mahrez wants to play for a top-six side but says Leicester are yet to receive any bids from England’s biggest clubs.Arsenal are interested and may make a move as Monaco continue to resist attempts to sign Thomas Lemar, while Chelsea are also monitoring the situation.Despite issuing a statement of his intent to leave at the start of the summer, Mahrez has been Leicester’s best player in pre-season and was a creative presence for an hour of the 2-1 friendly defeat at Burton Albion.Shakespeare said the Algerian still wants a transfer away and though Roma have seen two bids rejected, the second worth £32million, the former PFA Player of the Year would prefer to stay in the Premier League.
‘He wants to play for a top-six club,’ said the Leicester manager. ‘If we don’t get an offer from a top-six club, he stays. If that offer comes in and it’s not enough, he stays. It is quite clear for me at the moment, he has made that statement but he is our player.
‘I picked him for 60 minutes, he performed. Is it doing my head in? It’s part and parcel of the transfer window. If you let it, it can affect you. But my job is to make sure the players are focused on every training session and every game.’
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